Its OK to Talk About It Clair Chilvers, Julie Repper and Justine Schneider Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

2 Its OK to Talk About It Themes Raise public awareness & improve public attitudes Promote inclusion in society Reduce the incidence of self-stigma and discrimination Remove barriers to employment Encourage better outcomes Changing practice and applying research

3 Its OK to Talk About it

4 Its OK to Talk About It

5 Raise public awareness & improve public attitudes NHS 60 th Birthday Working with the media Working with Time to Change Mental Health Awareness Weeks 2008 Southwell Lecture

6 NHS 60 th Birthday

7 Working with the Media Locally Regionally Nationally

8 Working with Time to Change Focus Groups Input into brand development Communicate 08 Pledge agreed Future Campaign planned for October 09

9 Promote social inclusion Using sport to promote wellbeing and integration The arts and cultural activities Supporting staff who use mental health services (Living in both Worlds MIN © ) Life Story Work in residential units (inspires and validates hope about inclusion) Peer Support worker training (values experience of mental health problems in supporting others)

10 Roses Story – Celebrating Creativity

11 Remove Barriers to Employment Employment Managed Innovation Network (MIN) © Local policy input Guest speakers & conferences Create website of relevant information Contribute to research Forum for local practitioners and planners

12 Implementing Individual Placement and Support Adding development resources to make it happen Followed by an evaluative study Looking at implementation as well as outcomes: acceptability, care package, delivery modes Independent cost effectiveness study

13 Complementary Activities Outreach to employers in SMEs Striving to be an exemplar employer Monitoring service users experiences of discrimination and disadvantage Fostering social enterprises

14 Breakfast Seminar

15 Changing Practice: Taking a Recovery based approach across the Trust Looking beyond symptoms - promoting fulfilling lives All staff involved in supporting people to work towards their own goals Identifying and supporting socially valued roles, relationships and activities This creates greater visibility within communities and more contact Contact reduces stigmatising attitudes

16 Achieving better outcomes Promoting implementation of research and innovation (CLARHC) across the Trust Involving service users in all aspects of R&D – e.g. measuring impact of Recovery initiatives, User focused Monitoring of acute services Measuring experiences of discrimination Exploring service users experiences of inclusion/exclusion through art and photography

17 In Conclusion Its OK to Talk about it!